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Local trio ready to go national

The Las Vegas area figured to have at least one high school basketball senior selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American Games, most likely from Findlay Prep.

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Bantamweight champion Montiel keeps focus on Morales

Fernando Montiel has been around boxing long enough to know not to look past his next fight, understanding it’s always possible that future bout might never come.

Demanding horse owners keep heat on trainers

What do trainers Hal Wiggins, Jimmy Jerkens and Tim Ice have in common? They developed Grade I winners Rachel Alexandra, Quality Road and Summer Bird, respectively, and then had their star horses taken away.

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BASKETBALL

2010 is Junior’s comeback year

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will qualify for this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. His return to prominence on the track begins Sunday when he wins the Daytona 500.

NASCAR changes overtime system

In an effort to pump more excitement into races, NASCAR has vowed to let drivers be more aggressive on the track this season without being penalized.

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BASKETBALL

Reebok out as sponsor; tournament put on hold

Las Vegas will remain a target destination this summer for college basketball coaches looking to evaluate high school talent. But it won’t be nearly the circuit it has been in recent years.

Credit Payton for gutsy gamble

If his big gamble had failed, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton could have been criticized, second-guessed and portrayed as the fool of the Super Bowl.

HORSE RACING

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